Position resolution performance of prototype segmented CdZnTe arrays

Ann M. Parsons; David M. Palmer; Peter Kurczynski; Louis M. Barbier; Scott D. Barthelmy; Lyle M. Bartlett; Neil A. Gehrels; John F. Krizmanic; Carl Michael Stahle; Jack Tueller; Bonnard J. Teegarden

doi:10.1117/12.283778

15 October 1997 Position resolution performance of prototype segmented CdZnTe arrays

Ann M. Parsons, David M. Palmer, Peter Kurczynski, Louis M. Barbier, Scott D. Barthelmy, Lyle M. Bartlett, Neil A. Gehrels, John F. Krizmanic, Carl Michael Stahle, Jack Tueller, Bonnard J. Teegarden

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Proceedings Volume 3114, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283778
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

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The burst and all sky imaging survey (BASIS) is a proposed mission to provide plus or minus 3 arc-second locations of an estimated 90 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) per year. The BASIS coded aperture imaging system requires a segmented detector plane able to detect the position of photon absorption to less than 100 microns. To develop prototype detector arrays with such fine position resolution we have fabricated many 15 mm by 15 mm by 2 mm 100 micron pitch CdZnTe strip detectors. A 2 by 2 prototype 100 micron CdZnTe strip detector array has been fabricated and has been used to test the capabilities of the BASIS imaging system. Preliminary shadowgrams of a 1 mm wide gap between two tungsten straight edges indicate that our position resolution is on the order of 69 micrometers. Both the array and imaging tests are described. A 6 by 6 element CdZnTe detector array is also being fabricated at GSFC. The assembly of this flight prototype array is discussed as well as applications for BASIS.

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Ann M. Parsons, David M. Palmer, Peter Kurczynski, Louis M. Barbier, Scott D. Barthelmy, Lyle M. Bartlett, Neil A. Gehrels, John F. Krizmanic, Carl Michael Stahle, Jack Tueller, and Bonnard J. Teegarden "Position resolution performance of prototype segmented CdZnTe arrays", Proc. SPIE 3114, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, (15 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283778

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